Eye-protector.



G. D. GEORGE. EYE PROTECTOR. A APPLICATION FILED 0011s, 1912.

, Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

GILBERT D. GEORGE, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 12,1913.

Application filed October 16, 1912. Serial No. 725,967.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, GILBERT D. GEORGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Eye-Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a protector for eyes which is light, simple and inexpensive and effective in use. The construction permits of the use offlexible transparent material which can be readily folded to occupy a small amount of space when notin use. The device further provides means permitting a wide range of vision without refraction. A curved or rolled contact edge also overcomes the effect of cutting where the protector comes into contact with the face.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, Figure lie a perspective illustrating my invention in use; Fig. 2 is a side elevation and Fig. 3 is a detial showing one of the shields in section and adjusted over the eye of the user.

In the drawings A and B indicate a pair of shields each member being cup shaped and formed with a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface for the purpose of causing the shields to stand out of contact with the eye lashes of the wearer when in use. These shields are formed with overlapping fiat ends 2 and 3 which are joined by a pivot 4 permitting the shields to fold in substantially the same plane in which the adjacent faces of said shields lie. The edges 5 of said shields are shaped to conform with the'contour of the bridge of the nose and face of the wearer when the protector is worn so that the edges of the device will fit closely around the eye with the inner concave surfaces standing out of contact with the eye lashes. These edges are rolled or curved up so as to provide rounded surfaces which prevent cutting of the skin. The ends of the shields are provided with an elastic cord 6 by which the device may be securely held in place on the head of the wearer as illustrated in Fig. 1.

The device is adapted to be made out of sheets of celluloid or any other suit-able flexible, transparent .or semi-transparent material and the sheets are shaped with inner concave surfaces and rounded edges as described by forming over heated dies orin any other manner desired. The pivot joint connecting the members allows the shields to fold into overlapped position with one shield nested in the other when not in use, which is advantageous because the strength of the package thus produced is increased to withstand crushing or breaking and also reduce scratching or abrading of the shield surfaces.

In accordance with the patentstatutes I have described the principles of operation of my invention together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof but I desire to have it understood that the construction shown is only illustrative and that the invention can be carried out by other means and applied to uses other than those above set forth within'the scope of the following claims. 1

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is 7 1. An eye protector comprising two flexible overlapping transparent shields pivotally united at a single point and adapted to fold in substantially a single plane, each of said shields being permanently formed with concavo-convex surfaces and uninterrupted edges and adapted when folded to nest together.

2. An eye protector comprising two flexible overlapping transparent shields pivotally united at a single point and adapted to GILBERT 1). GEORGE.

lVitnesses:

G. H. DEEBAGH, F. G. BRADBURY. 

